10/02/2026
UPPER MICHIGAN - Michigan’s archery deer season is underway with changes this year for bow hunters, including a new electronic tagging option. Hunters can now use electronic tags through the Michigan DNR mobile app instead of traditional paper tags. Deer hunters are required to report their harvest within 72 hours or before transferring possession of the deer (to another person, a processer or taxidermist). Hunters must also continue to attach a paper kill tag to a harvested deer. The DNR says deer herds will likely decline after a near record-setting snowfall this past winter. Archery deer season runs through Nov. 14 and reopens Dec. 1 through Jan. 1, 2027.


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